Entlang des Rheins oder seine Seitenarme geht es durch Auenwälder, über Dämme und an Kanälen vorbei und durch zahlreiche Orte, deren Kultur der Strom in Jahrhunderten geprägt hat.

The DMK TRANSALP is a charity crossing of the Alps in aid of the DUMUSSTKÄMPFEN! initiative for children suffering from cancer. The route leads from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Merano and was specially designed for DUMUSSTKÄMPFEN! The start is in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, which is characterized by the flair of the Winter Olympics. The route continues through the Wetterstein mountain range past the Zugspitze to the beautiful Seebensee lake in the Miemminger Kette. Over the Grünsteinscharte, the route leads down into the Inn Valley to the magnificent Cistercian monastery in Stams.